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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joyce Monson Materniak, Hockessin, DE (US);
Charles Leonard Strickler, Elkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D / ; D06B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
510280 ; 510299 ; 510348 ; 510400 ; 510507 ; 510528 ; 8137 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to aqueous cleaning formulations useful in the cleaning of textile fabrics such as carpets and upholstery. The cleaning formulations comprise a) detergent, b) fluorochemical soil-resist agent, c) stain-resist agent, and d) a stable aqueous dispersion of inorganic particulate matter selected from the group consisting of clay, colloidal silica, colloidal alumina, titanium dioxide, and mixtures thereof. The detergent, the fluorochemical soil-resist agent, the stain-resist agent and the inorganic particulate matter each have a flash point that is at least 100.degree. C.